Full German alphabet

German Alphabet chant with gaps

German Alphabet chant call with response

irregular verb meaning 'to know' something

1st person singular of 'wissen', meaning '(I) know'

Classroom conversations: German alphabet

German

This unit introduces core vocabulary and grammatical gender to identify and describe items in the classroom. The verb 'sein', definite and indefinite articles and key question words enable simple conversations. Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [a] and [e], [ei] and [z]

In the classroom:  'sein', nouns, articles, questions

How many extra letters does the German alphabet have compared to the English alphabet?

Match the German words or sentences below to the correct English translations.

Match the German words or phrases below to the correct English translations.

Match the German verbs below to the correct English translations.

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.

True or false? You use 'nicht' with nouns.

Which sentence means 'I am not a colour.'?

Match each subject below to its form of 'sein'.

Put the words below in the correct order to make a question in German.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Classroom conversations: German alphabet

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.